My tomato crop, highlighted below!
My terrace this summer
Horticulture
Age and textures in the Boboli Gardens
Back to work at the Boboli Gardens
The volunteer group of gardeners, of which I am privileged to be a member, at the Boboli Gardens has finally returned to work after suspension for Covid-19. I joined the first session last week and was immediately thrown back into the unbelievable beauty of this time and place. Here are just a few photos which, I hope, capture the moment.
4 o’clocks in Italy!
I have never seen 4 o’clocks in Italy until today. What a treat!
I love these old-fashioned flowers in any language!
Zeroing in on beauty
The Giardino Bardini, another recent re-opening
Little by little, Florence is returning to normal after the pandemic of Covid. This garden’s reopening was a very welcome moment. The wisteria extravaganza was over, but the garden is beautiful in any state.
Hollyhocks! I love them!
And they are hard to find in Florence and even in Italy in general.
But, find them I did, at the Russian Orthodox Church, of all places!
La Foce
La Foce, or “the mouth” of the Orcia river, in the beautiful Val d’Orcia, Toscana. If there is a more beautiful place on earth, I’ve yet to find it.
Created by Iris Origo and her husband, this incredible formal Italian garden is set amidst the rugged Crete senesi. This was my second visit, but I know there will be more visits in the future. Last time I was there, it was late summer and the earth and foliage was rather brown. This time, after the rains we have been getting, it was vibrantly green. It is beautiful in any season.
The Boboli Gardens are open again!
Florence was beautiful this week, with sunny skies and warm temperatures. On a beautiful day in May a friend and I enjoyed the reopened Boboli.
That’s a real turtle! At first we thought it was a statue in bronze. But, it moved!
get back, lauretta! 
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